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Welcome to Conway ...

Conway is located in Beaver County<1>.


The location of Conway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Conway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Conway has a population of 2,068 people<3> (see below for details).

Conway is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Conway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Conway ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Conway, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Conway had an population of 2,068 people. This is a decrease of 4.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Conway had a population of 2,176 people. This makes Conway the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Conway represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 404th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,176 people, the population of Conway decreased 4.98% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,290 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Conway.

Communities Also Named Conway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Conway - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Conway.

Communities near Conway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Conway.

  • Franklin Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • East Liverpool
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
  • Carnegie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Carnegie is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,752 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <5>
  • Ellwood City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
    • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <5>
  • West View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
    • West View is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <5>
  • McKees Rocks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Conway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Conway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Conway. See our Newspapers Page for Conway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conway ...

Looking for more information about Conway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Conway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Conway.

Adding Conway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Conway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Conway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Conway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conway.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Conway.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Conway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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